25 Slang Terms All Parents Should Know: 
This link was featured on USAToday's Website in 2010 as a top website for parents to help monitor their child's texting and online conversations:   http://www.noslang.com/top20.php 


How to get your kid to be a fanatic reader:
This is an article published by CNN.com and written by the acclaimed author, James Patterson.  It highlights from a parent perspective on how to get your child engaged in reading:  http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/opinion/patterson-kids-reading/index.html  By the way, did you know that James Patterson writes adolescent novels, too?

Georgia schools chief touts controversial "Fat Boy" movie:
Dr. John Barge, State Superintendent of Schools, has begun a major initiative to include Lang Buchanan's The Fat Boy Chronicles as part of the middle school and high school curriculums.  Written by two former teachers, The Fat Boy Chronicles is based on one young man's journey to overcome childhood obesity.  This novel will make its film debut when it opens nation wide in theaters in January 2012. 
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/15879750/georgia-schools-chief-touts-controversial-fat-boy-movie

http://thefatboychronicles.com/ 

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